State · State Senate
Dave Cortese
State Senator · Senate District 15 · Party: Democratic
3002 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 15
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No issues page found
Dave Cortese's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 9, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows Dave Cortese's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 327
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
3rd Reading
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SB 327
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
3rd Reading
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SB 327
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
3rd Reading SB327 McNerney Reconsider
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SB 747
Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.
3rd Reading SB747 Wiener et al.
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SB 700
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 457
Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
3rd Reading
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SB 832
Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan.
3rd Reading
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SB 742
Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.
3rd Reading SB742 Pérez et al.
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
3rd Reading SB849 Weber Pierson
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SB 299
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
3rd Reading SB299 Cabaldon et al.
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SB 722
Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.
3rd Reading SB722 Wahab et al. Urgency Clause
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SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
3rd Reading SB222 Wiener et al.
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SB 828
Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.
3rd Reading SB828 Cabaldon et al.
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SJR 9
Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.
Unfinished Business SJR9 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 607
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 308
Community colleges: audits: reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 607
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 220
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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ACR 71
Relative to the Little Saigon Freeway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 667
Railroads: safety: report.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 417
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 492
Wildfire.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 457
Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 722
Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 80
Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.
Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Dave Cortese controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$1,409,242
Spent $1,416,443
Totals
- Raised$1,409,242
- Spent$1,416,443
- From individuals (itemized)$189,998 13%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$122,748
- Construction and engineering$94,214
- Finance, insurance and banking$57,100
- Energy and utilities$46,900
- Transportation$37,450
- Education$37,050
- Technology and telecommunications$22,650
- Health care$18,500
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 63% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
- MTC$750
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $72,200 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC$23,600
- AlphaX Re Capital Inc.$14,500
- Association of California School Administrators PAC$11,800
- Bay Area Legislative Leaders PAC$11,800
- Valley Neighbors Together$11,659
- California Nurses Association PAC$11,500
- United Contractors PAC$11,400
- Faculty for our University's Future, Local Committee Sponsored by the California Faculty Association$10,400
- Republic Services$9,500
- California State Retirees PAC$8,900
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Dave Cortese's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Dave Cortese by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (3)
The committees Dave Cortese controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Dave Cortese for Senate 2024
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 11, 2025$0 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$208,191 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$133,698 received
- Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024$130,192 received
Dave Cortese for Senate 2028
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$124,050 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$73,600 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026$107,114 received
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$362,248 received
Equal School Funding for All, Senator Dave Cortese Ballot Measure Committee
- Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$48,000 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$11,659 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
No Form 700 filed as State Senator under this name was found in the FPPC's search.
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
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